BANGLADESH Trends and Developments Contributed by: Arunima Dutta Aurni and M. Imtiaz Farooq Farooq and Associates Farooq and Associates is a leading Bangladeshi law firm with a recognised and longstanding practice in the power and energy sector. Based in Dhaka, the firm has a team of 25 lawyers and extensive expe- rience across both thermal and renewable energy projects. Its work includes Bangladesh’s first utility- scale wind power project, several waste-to-energy initiatives, and major gas-fired, LNG-based, solar, wind and coal-fired power projects. The firm regularly advises international sponsors, lenders, development finance institutions and multilateral agencies on regu-
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latory compliance, project structuring, procurement, financing and project documentation for complex cross-border transactions. Beyond power and ener- gy, its practice covers infrastructure, PPPs, project fi- nance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and environmental law. Recent mandates include advising the ADB and JICA in connection with the financing of a 100MW solar power project in Bangladesh. The firm is recognised for delivering commercially sound, sector-focused legal advice tailored to Bangladesh’s evolving regulatory and investment landscape.
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Arunima Dutta Aurni is a partner at Farooq & Associates and has substantial experience in Bangladesh’s power, energy and infrastructure sectors. She advises international sponsors, lenders,
M. Imtiaz Farooq is a partner at Farooq & Associates and a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. An Oxford graduate, he has extensive experience in Bangladesh’s power, infrastructure
development finance institutions and multilateral agencies on large-scale power and infrastructure projects, including LNG, gas-fired, solar, wind and coal-fired power projects. Her practice covers project finance, regulatory due diligence, PPP structuring, project documentation and cross-border transactions. Arunima regularly advises on the drafting and negotiation of complex project agreements and provides commercially focused legal advice on Bangladesh’s evolving regulatory framework. She has acted on matters involving institutions and sponsors such as ADB, IFC, DEG and JERA.
and project finance sectors. He advises sponsors, DFIs, multilateral agencies and government entities on IPPs, LNG terminals, renewables, economic zones and other infrastructure projects. His practice covers project development, project finance, M&A, capital markets and regulatory advisory work. Imtiaz is recognised for his sector knowledge, strategic judgment and ability to navigate Bangladesh’s legal and regulatory framework in cross-border transactions involving the World Bank, ADB, FMO and DEG.
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